In a story dated December 30, 2007 in the New York Times Travel section, “Not in My Tropical Backyard,” Christoper Pala ties together several seemingly-unrelated threads: the Hawaii Superferry, development on Molokai, the Hokulia project on the Big Island, and expanded resort development on Oahu’s North Shore. The only issue that seems to have been left out is the question of vacation rentals. The unstated thesis seems to be that these events are spurred, in large part by “backlash” against tourists and related development, but that seems like only part of the vibe — and it may be more the “drawbridge protectionism” discussed in this post, and a perception that we’re nearing capacity and things just aren’t the way we remember them, than a specific anti-tourism or anti-outsider sentiment.